Mmh, that pretender seems so much a SC, i think it would be a very big opportunity-cost to set him on casting. But it isn't up to me questioning how a player wants to use his pretender god
I was just thinking about some people playing a noble born Samurai in some RPGs, which stop using the Ancient Katana of the Family Clan and Ancestors of their character, because the Flaming Barbarian Axe they just found gives more damage. I mean, that's just unthematic

so maybe Xietor would like his creation always mantaining the thematic hunter's and nature weapons of his character, instead of a charcoal shield and tartarian chains o.O If this solves him even some technical problems, even better ^_^